The medium that we’re playing with in our space is really the neighborhood. One of our core values is that we believe that the solutions to problems, the innovative things people can do with and for each other, lay in our communities themselves, where we live.
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Thanks to everyone who made it out to our event earlier this month, “Building Community Online and Offline” at City Year’s headquarters in Boston. Speakers at this event were Dave McLaughlin, Executive Director of Boston World Partnerships; Joseph Porcelli, Founder and Chief Neighbor at Neighbors for Neighbors; and Doris Sommer, Faculty Director at Cultural...
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With its roots firmly set in both the American Civil Rights Movement and Cambridge, Massachusetts, The Young People’s Project (YPP) promotes social justice using math literacy. Its programs have spread nationwide, teaching high school students to teach themselves and instilling in college students the value of giving back.
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On May 7th, 2009 David Crowley, President and Founder of Social Capital Inc., participated in NPi’s community dialogue at the Boston Public Library. NPi community dialogues bring together local leaders to discuss lessons learned, current projects, and potential collaborations. Here are some excerpts from the conversation.
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Jeanne Dasaro Co-Founder and Chief Operating Officer 781.568.9335 jeanne thenewprosperity.org The New Prosperity Initiative Hosts Community Dialogue On Social Change BOSTON, MA, July 15th, 2009 – The New Prosperity Initiative (NPi) will host a speakers panel and community dialogue, “Building Communities Online and Offline” on Thursday, August 6th, 2009. NPi...
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F.A.M.I.L.Y Movement currently provides educational opportunities to over 150 women in the Boston area. F.A.M.I.L.Y. Movement workshops focus on a wide range of topics including self-esteem, professionalism, parenting, and financial education.
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Jeanne Dasaro, Co-Founder and COO jeanne thenewprosperity.org The New PROSPERiTY Initiative Brings Community Leaders Together For Panel Discussion On Social Change BOSTON, MA, JANUARY 9, 2009 – The New PROSPERiTY Initiative (NPi) will be holding a speakers panel and community dialogue on February 5, 2009 during which Boston area leaders...
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Thanks to everyone who turned out (in spite of the rain) for last night’s event at the Boston Public Library. Video by Nishima Chudasama. We enjoyed hearing our three speakers Herbert Gleason, lawyer and former corporation counsel for the City of Boston, 1968-1979; Melvin B. Miller, Editor and Publisher of the Bay State Banner; and...
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NPI will have a table at the Community Empowerment Party and Solutions Fair in Lowell happening in conjunction with the Green Jobs Now National Day of Action on 9/27/08. Please click on the link for more information and take a look at all the great organizations and performers who will attend. Hope to see you...
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